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The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear as the legislation moves forward.

A. the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear

B. the proposed change in state policies surrounding procuring hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season would affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear

C. the proposed change in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season would affect wolf and beaver populations remain unclear

D. the proposed changes in state policies surrounding procuring hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations remain unclear

E. the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season would affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear


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Re: The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding [#permalink] The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding   09 Nov 2023, 04:15
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Option E.

"The degree" is a singular subject. Since the subject is singular, the verb should also be singular. In this case, "remains" is the correct singular form.
Object of the preposition "to": "which"

"Which" refers to "degree" and introduces a relative clause. Relative clause: "the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations." This clause provides more information about the degree. It talks about the potential effects of the proposed changes on wolf and beaver populations.

In this case, "would" introduces a conditional element, implying a hypothetical situation. The use of "would" suggests that the impact on wolf and beaver populations is contingent upon certain conditions, making it more speculative.
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The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding [#permalink] The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding   27 Nov 2023, 06:02
Great question! Just wanted to make it clear that the portion of the sentence correction prompt "The degree to which" is erroneously underlined in the stem and is clearly not the focus of the sentence correction question or answer options.
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Re: The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding [#permalink] The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding   02 Dec 2023, 15:45
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The degree to which the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear as the legislation moves forward.

A. the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear

B. the proposed change in state policies surrounding procuring hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season would affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear

C. the proposed change in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season would affect wolf and beaver populations remain unclear

D. the proposed changes in state policies surrounding procuring hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season will affect wolf and beaver populations remain unclear

E. the proposed changes in state policies surrounding the procurement of hunting licenses and the length of the hunting season would affect wolf and beaver populations remains unclear


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This question gives you a few clear decision points: "change" versus "changes", "remain" versus "remains", "will" versus "would" and "procurement" versus "procuring". Generally questions of agreement are a great place to start within any question since as long as you can identify the correct subject it is easy to pair it with the correct verb.

Using the "Slash and Burn Technique", you can isolate the subject of the sentence by getting rid of any unnecessary information - generally modifiers and prepositional phrases. If you get rid of the long prepositional phrase "to which... beaver populations", you are left with "The degree... remain" or "The degree... remains". Since "degree" is singular, it requires the singular verb "remains". Eliminate (C) and (D).

The next concrete decision point to examine is the difference between "change" and "changes". Since the sentence details two concrete changes, one in the length of the hunting season and one in the procurement of licenses, the sentences requires the plural "changes". Eliminate (B).

The final decision point is between "will" and "would" in choices (A) and (E). Remember: tense is timeline. The question that you should ask yourself is: have these changes gone into effect yet? Since the changes are "proposed", you should recognize that the changes haven't just not gone into effect: they haven't even been finalized yet. This means that the definitive "will" is illogical. The effects of the changes depend on whether they occur at all, meaning that the sentence requires the conditional "would". Eliminate (A). Answer choice (E) is correct.
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